Sexual selection and the evolution of secondary sexual traits: Sex comb evolution in Drosophila

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 912-918

  Snook, Rhonda R ^a   Gidaszewski, Nelly A ^a,d   Chapman, Tracey ^b   Simmons, Leigh W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Experimental evolution; Experimental sexual selection; Sex combs; Sexual conflict; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA;

EID: 84876156832     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12105     Document Type: Article

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